Obito left Satori's side.
He hid in a cave near Hidden Mist Village.
There, Obito met Hiruko, who had been lying low for a long time.
"How are things?"
Hiruko leaned against the wall in boredom.
"Why wouldn't you let me make a move? There were hardly any people around Utakata before."
"With my abilities, Utakata would never have been a match for me."
"And now he's gone back to the village, surrounded by guards."
Obito said helplessly, "Even if you defeated Utakata, how were you planning to leave?"
Hiruko thought about it and realized that getting away really would not be easy.
The Land of Water was surrounded by sea on several sides. They could keep pursuing Hiruko at sea, and for Hiruko to escape unscathed while taking the Six-Tails with him would be rather difficult.
"We'll go together tonight. You'll be safer with me there."
Obito was not concerned about Hiruko, of course. He was only concerned about his own Sharingan.
Hiruko had two Sharingan, after all. To Obito, they were two extra lives.
That was why Obito had no intention of letting Hiruko take such a risk.
After all, if Hiruko vanished, it would be a tremendous loss.
Hiruko had no idea about all those hidden calculations. With Obito's space-time ninjutsu, it really would be much safer.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Ever since acquiring both Sharingan, Hiruko had yet to fight any truly tough battles. This time, he would finally get his wish.
"You'll attack Hidden Mist Village in a while. I'll go find Utakata."
Hiruko said confidently, "I'll show you my true strength."
Obito had never actually seen Hiruko's so-called true strength. He wondered just how much stronger two Three-Tomoe Sharingan were than a single one.
Obito snorted. "We'll use this place